A Trophy of Grace Proclaims the Gospel

In the mercy and providence of God, my younger brother, David, became a Christian in March of this year. He has an insightful account of what happened in his brain as the Lord drew him, and there’s a lot of other good stuff on his blog, too.

By the way, note that I referred to him as my “younger” brother not my “little” brother. Since he grew to be almost 6 feet 7 inches tall, he’s bigger than I am! Thus explaining his blog address, http://bigham.wordpress.com, as well.

I Praise God for his mercy to our family!

A Beautiful Mind: Clint Armani’s New Blog

My brother in law has been a huge blessing to our family. The Lord smiled on the Hamilton clan when he brought Clint Armani to my sister Dayna. Clint is one of the most careful thinkers I know. He’s a Major in the Air Force with a Master of Science in Engineering from Purdue, and he’s now working on a Ph.D. in Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology.

More encouraging, however, than what C. J. Mahaney would refer to as his “stats,” are his love for the Lord and his desire to understand the Bible and theology. What a joy to know a carefully trained scientist who loves to talk theology! This guy knows more about the physical universe than I have begun to imagine might be there, and yet he remains humble, gentle, inquisitive, and teachable. What a work of God’s grace!

All that to say, my brother in law Clint, who is an officer and a gentleman, a scientist and a philosopher, a follower of Christ and a theologian, a great husband and father, has now started a blog named Lured by Infinity. You’ll want to check out the first post where he explains the name of the blog.

SWBTS Bloggers

I am thrilled to see this new site: http://swbtsbloggers.wordpress.com/.

This site will link to the blogs of the faculty and students of Southwestern Seminary.

Let the word go forth!

New Mooney Blog

It’s always encouraging when solid thinkers join the blogosphere. Today it’s my privilege to point to a blog that has just come to my attention.

I met Jeff Mooney while we were both students at SBTS. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time together, but everything I know about him I respect and appreciate. He arrived at SBTS to study under Paul House, and the published version of his dissertation on the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16 should be out in the near future from Edwin Mellen Press.

He now teaches at California Baptist University and serves a local church. Check out his new blog here.

Does the ETS have as much backbone as the Tyndale Fellowship?

The issue is not exactly as posed in the heading of this blog, but surely the members of the Evangelical Theological Society can stomach the doctrinal basis of the Tyndale Fellowship.

Denny Burk and Ray Van Neste are trying to make the boundaries of the Evangelical Theological Society more clear, and they’re adapting the doctrinal basis of the Tyndale Fellowship for the purpose. You can read all about it here.

Breaking News: New 9Marks Blog

Check it out here.

New Blog from Juan Sanchez

I mentioned meeting new friends at the Southern Baptist Convention last week, and one of them, whom I met only briefly, was Juan Sanchez, who gives his own thoughts on the SBC meeting here. Juan is the pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, TX. High Pointe has a fascinating history, is a Southern Baptist Church, holds to the New Hampshire confession, and is led by a plurality of elders.

If I were in Austin, I would check out HPBC, but for those of us not in Austin, we can listen to or watch sermons here, and there’s even a sermon from Greg Wills on the History of the SBC. In the service that I watched, Pastor Juan began by bringing all the kids in the service up to the front, then he started catechizing them! Teaching the parents what to do with their kids and plugging the Catechism for Boys and Girls. Good stuff.

Keep an eye on Juan’s blog.

Eric Redmond Joins the Blogroll

One of the great blessings of the blog-world is that it helps us find like-minded people.

I am delighted to announce the new blog of Pastor Eric Redmond, Senior Pastor of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD. 
Thabiti has interviewed Eric here, and you can check out Eric’s blog here.

May the Lord use A Man From Issachar and the people who will connect with him and Hillcrest Baptist through it to spread revival and reformation in our day!

Mohler on the SBC

I've been eagerly anticipating this since I heard whispers of it at Together for the Gospel.

Dr. Mohler has begun a new blog that will discuss issues facing the Southern Baptist Convention: Conventional Thinking. Let's pray that God will give him strong eyesight and insight to lead us well for many years to come. 

HT: Justin Taylor

The Blogosphere Gains a Bock!

Some people clearly do not respect the blogosphere. For them, blogs are operated by dropouts who are unable to get themselves published in “legitimate” arenas. When these people refer to “bloggers,” the word is spoken with the same scorn with which they dismiss the “punk kids” or the “ignorant malcontents” who are simply not worth the time it takes to engage.

I think this attitude fails to recognize the revolutionary impact that the blogosphere has had and will continue to have, and I think it also reflects a failure to approach “bloggers” with a pastoral heart that seeks to show them love and contribute to the process of their discipleship.

In contrast to the dismissive response of some, other prominent evangelicals have recognized the opportunity afforded by the blogosphere, and by entering into it with thoughtful and quality contributions, they elevate the discussion and engage the contemporary scene.

Quality blogs are run by the likes of Al Mohler, Russ Moore, Denny Burk, Justin Taylor, Mike Bird, Michael Haykin, and many others. Now Darrell Bock has recently joined the fray. Interestingly enough, Bock is not only an NT prof but a professor of Spiritual Development and Culture.